高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天52.doc

阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。abut i wonder about my momma sometimes, and all the other negro (blacks) mothers who got up at 6 a.m. to go to the white mans house with sacks over their shoes because it was so wet and cold. i wonder how they made it .they worked very hard for the man, they made his breakfast and they scrubbed his floors and they took care of his babies. they didnt have too much time for us.i wonder about my momma, who walked out of a white womans clean house at midnight and came back to her own where the lights had been out for three months, and the pipes were frozen and the wind came in through the holes in the wall. shed have to make deals with the rats: leave some food out for them so they wouldnt bite the doors or the babies. the roaches（蟑螂）? oh, they were just like part of the family! i wonder how she felt telling those white kids she took care of to brush their teeth after they ate, to wash their hands after they finish bathroom. she could never tell her own kids because there wasnt soap or water back home. i wonder how my momma felt when we came home from school with a list of vitamins and pills the school nurse said we had to have .momma would cry all night , and then go out and spend most of the rent money for pills. a week later, the white man would come for his eighteen dollars rent and momma would beg him to wait until tomorrow. she had to lie to him that she had lost her wallet or the relief check was coming soon or the white people had some money for her. tomorrow id be hiding in the closet (衣橱) because there were only supposed to be two kids in the flat ,and i could hear the rent man shout at my momma and call her a cheat. and when he finally went away, momma put the sacks on her shoes and went off to the rich white mans house to dress the rich white kids so their mother could take them to a special baby doctor.41. mother got up at 6 a.m. every day, because .a. she had to cook breakfast for her childrenb. she had to catch the first bus to the factoryc. she had to work in the white mans housed. she had to go to see a special baby doctor42. mother never told us to brush our teeth or to wash our hands because .a. she though we didnt need to b. we didnt like washing handsc.we had done everything very well d. there was no soap or water in our home43. why did the writer hide in a closet when the landowner came for rent?a. the closet could only hold two kids.b. only two kids were allowed to live in the house.c. they should pay more rent for two kids.d. there was only one bedroom for the two kids.44. what does the writer mainly tell us?a. black people lead a poor life. b. black people dont have enough rent money.c. white people lead an expensive life. d. white people have special baby doctors.bi recently spent two years in the arctic (北冰洋) filming the series blue planet. i love being in an environment that hasnt changed for 20,000 years. of course its freezing, but it must be a healthy place because you never catch colds.when im filming, i like to really feel how lonely the environment is. filming underwater involves cutting through thick ice and diving in, tied to a line. the person at the other end has to be ready to pull you out fast if necessary.originally i was a research diver for the british antarctic survey project, but for me science lacked excitement. id always enjoyed photography, and whenever camera teams passed through, they encouraged me to watch and learn. i was then able to move into filming in 1985 and have concentrated on arctic and antarctic wildlife ever since.i prefer to be faced with the animals im filming. i havent got in the water with killer whales (鲸鱼) yet, but i plan to. of course, its dangerous if you choose the wrong moment. theyre big animals and can move fast, so id be stupid to film them searching for food!ive never had problems with polar bears, although once i was frightened when one tried to get into my tent. polar bears are bold(勇敢), clever and dangerous. but i made this one see i wasnt about to attack it im sure it realized i wouldnt hurt it.when i come home back from my trips, i work in the mornings and spend the afternoons swimming to keep fit. now im fifty, filming is harder. the challenge for me is to continue to deliver high-quality work.45. in this text, the writer is describing _.a. the challenges of the environment he works in b. the beautiful scenery of the arcticc. the career opportunities in tv camera work. d. the difficulties of having to work alone46. what does the writer say about his early career?a. he was bored by working only in antarctic.b. it taught him how to become a skilled diver.c. he wasted the years he spent as a scientist.d. it provided him with a chance to learn about filming. 47. when talking about killer whales, the writer says that _.a. he has always been careful when diving with themb. he tries to avoid any danger by facing themc. he will only film them from a safe distanced. he believes there are safe opportunities to film them48. how does the writer describe his experience with a polar bear? a. the writer realized he was wrong to trust polar bears.b. the writer felt nervous that the bear might come back.c. the bear seemed to know the writer wasnt a danger.d. the animal was much more afraid than the writer was.cpoorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on saturday to help catch up with their middle-class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, michael gove, said today.the conservatives would give english state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the association of teachers and lecturers annual conference.gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.he told delegates (代表)in manchester, “for children who come from homes where parents dont have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”“parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. he held up the example of kipp ( knowledge is power program) schools in the us, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, plus saturdays. but it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, gove added.parents said saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor” if pupils were forced to go while teachers raised concerns about their workload.margaret morrissey, of parents outloud, said, “i think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these childrens performance. im just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”the atls general secretary, mary bousted, said, “if we want saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”49. the program is intended for children _. a. who are from middle-class families b. whose parents cant afford extras c. who perform poorly at school d. whose weekends are mostly free50. “additional stretch” in paragraph 4 probably refers to _. a. music lessons b. physical relaxation c. entertainment activities d. out-of-school improvement51. what is margaret morrisseys opinion about the new program? a. favorable. b. doubtful. c. optimistic. d. acceptable.52. which of the following is true? a. teachers may not like the program. b. schools are trying to make profits. c. the program is already under way. d. the program is popular with children.dwhile iq ( intelligence quotient ) tells you how smart you are, eq ( emotional quotient ) tells you how well you use your smartness. professor salovery, the psychologist who created the term, eq, says that it is iq that gets you hired but it is eq that gets you promoted.supported by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a persons brainpower, as measured by iq tests, might actually matter less than a persons character, or eq. professor salovery may be correct. for example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? perhaps it is because of their eqs. people often make the mistake of thinking that eq is the opposite of iq. it is not. although it is hoped that people have both high eqs and iqs, there is little doubt that those with low eqs have a hard time surviving in life.for a long time, researchers discussed if a persons iq could be raised. the geneticists said no, while the social scientists said yes. furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a persons eq, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. when some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. at the same time, there was a marked change in the disabled students attitudes. they became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. people with high eqs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. please remember that having a high iq is helpful but having a high eq might even be more helpful.53. according to professor salovery, what factor matters the most in predicting whether a person will be successful or not? a. how a person tests his / her brainpower. b. a persons character. c. how smart a person is. d. a persons iq.54. what did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to some disabled children? a. students with disabilities were not open in trying new things. b. there was no change in the normal students. c. the disabled students became more positive and more eager to try new things. d. the disabled students were more willing to help others.55. which of the following is the writers attitude toward eq and iq? a. iq is more helpful to people than eqb. iq can be raised by understanding and communication.c. eq can get people hired.d. a high eq is of great benefit in getting people promoted.56. which of the following would be the best title of this passage? a. a persons brainpower b. iq, eq and success c. iq and a persons character d. a persons iq and eqeinstead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.the high school research program offers high school students guidance with researchers in texas a&ms college of agriculture and life sciences. jennifer funkhouser, academic adviser for the department of rangeland ecology and management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential.several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. and many students come from poorer school districts, funkhouser says. “this is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.warner ervin of houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes (蚊子). his adviser, craig coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.the agricultural research at a&m differs from stereotypes. its “molecular (分子) science on the cutting edge